furtim

Latin

Etymology

Literally, "like a thief", from fūr (“thief”) +‎ -tim (“-ly”).

Adverb

fūrtim (not comparable)

  1. secretly, stealthily
    Marcus fūrtim ascendit arborem ― Marcus stealthily climbed up the tree

References
  • furtim in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • furtim in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • furtim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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